Character Name Meanings

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NCIS
Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Leroy - From the French le roi; meaning 'the king'
Jethro - Hebrew; meaning outstanding, excellent, abundance
Gibbs - the descendant of Gib, a nickname for Gilbert

Anthony DiNozzo
Anthony - Greek; Worthy Of Praise
DiNozzo - couldn't find anything

Ziva David
Ziva - Hebrew; Splendor
David - Hebrew, from the first name; friend or beloved

Abby Sciuto
Abby - short for Abigail, Hebrew; my father is joy or God is joy
Sciuto - didn't find anything

Timothy McGee
Timothy - Greek; to honor God
McGee - Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Aodha, meaning "son of Aodh"

Caitlin Todd
Caitlin - version of Catherine, English; meaning pure
Todd - Old English meaning "fox" (oh, Tony would have had fun with that one)

Supernatural

Winchester - one who came from Winchester (Roman fort of Wintan), in Hampshire
From an English place name, derived from the given name Venta, of unknown meaning, combined with Latin castra "encampment".

Samuel - Hebrew; 'God has heard,' 'Asked of God'

Dean - usually a surname meaning either 'valley' or 'chief of ten' in Middle English or 'Presiding official' in Latin (interestingly enough Jensen is also usually a surname)

John - Hebrew; 'God is gracious'

Mary - meaning 'bitter' in Hebrew or 'beloved' in Egyptian

Bobby Singer
Bobby - nickname for Robert, English; 'bright fame'
Singer - fairly self explanatory

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